America History Chapter 2

John Cabot claimed Newfoundland for England

Jamestown founded

Beginning of slave trade in British North America; House of Burgesses established

Plymouth colony founded

Massachusetts Bay Colony founded

Georgia founded

Translated the Bible to English for the first time

first printed New Testament

broke away from the R.C. church and founded the Church of England

A document signed by King John (1215) that established limited government in England

England’s representative political body; limited power of the king

first modern explorer to set foot on mainland North America

What did John Cabot claim for England

Sailed around the world from 1577-1580

investors seeking to make a profit

people who wanted religious, economic, and political freedom in the New World

founded a voyage to the New World in 1584;

leader of the Roanoke colony

“If you don’t work, you don’t eat.”

What did Sir Francis claim for England

What did Walter Raleigh name the land of the New World

Who was the 1st child born in the New World

What English business funded Jamestown

What year did the first settlers arrive

What is the first English colony in the new world

introduced tobacco to the settlers with the help of the natives

The King owned and controlled the colony directly with royal governors and administrators

happening that serves as an example to be followed in the future

1619; a rep governing body created for Jamestown colony (this is the first representative assembly in the New World)

A rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon in response to a failure to defend colonists from Native American attacks

opposed religious freedom viewing it as an attack on his political authority

a form of church government that believes a body of believers should be independent and self-governing

helped the Pilgrims secure a patent from the London Company

first governing document in America’s history

Native American who served as a guide and interpreter for the Americans

first governor of Plymouth

Wrote History of Plymouth Plantation

Democratic legislative body of the colonies (Representative government)

commander-in-chief of the Pilgrim’s militia

claimed divine right to the throne and threatened religious beliefs of England

chosen to lead a group of Puritans to colonize the area

from 1630-1642, 25,000 Puritans left England for the Massachusetts Bay Colony

held all power in the colony

work a gift from God and a means to glorify Him

What system did Jamestown adopt where individuals are free to make a living and prosper on their own initiative?

Who led the Scrooby Congregation

Where did John Robinson fled

Who agreed to finace the voyage to the new world

What was hired 1st to carry the Leyden Congregation to the New World

What did 100 passengers sail on to the New World

What date did the Mayflower land at Cape Cod

What was the 1st American History book

Where was a new society built in

What group did not practice separation of church and state

What did the General Court consist of

What must a church be in Massachusetts

one who temporarily worked for a benefactor without pay in exchange for passage to America

Puritan pastor who led his congregation out of Massachusetts

first writing constitution in America

Congregational minister who disagreed with the Puritans on several issues of religious freedom

book that Williams wrote about the Native American language and how to evangelize them

established Portsmouth

King Philip’s War

leader of the “Dominion” until the Glorious Revolution madeh im lose his position

The king giving land to an individual to rule and colonize

1st governor of St. Mary’s colony

political system attempted that was based on feudalism

individuals given large sections of land to colonize and rule

religious pacifists who worshipped God according to each man’s “inner light”; faced heavy persecution

son of a wealthy Quaker friend of King Charles

earliest colony founded in Pennsylvania (1681); “the city of brotherly love”

German settlers who came to Pennsylvania

founded by William Penn and the Quakers

used Georgia as a place for debt prisoners to pay off what they owed

Where did Thomas Hooker lead his congregation to

What year did Thomas Hooker lead his congregation out of Massachusetts

What year was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut written

Who did not practice separation of church and state

What capital of Rhode Island did local Indians help WIlliams find

Who practiced separation of church and state

What Christian group was especially encouraged to settle in Portsmouth

What year was New England formed

What family was granted land by King Charles

What year was the Toleration Act established

What was the main settlement of the carolinas

Who did Duke of York eventually become

What later became a royal colony